by Sierra Hitchcock | Oct 28, 2024 | Career, Company Life, Pointe+
One of the most challenging, but fascinating, jobs artistic directors undertake is planning their company’s repertoire each year. Programming is a task that requires insight, forethought, and creativity. Here, four artistic directors share how they approach designing...
by Kyra Laubacher | Apr 30, 2024 | News, Onstage, The Latest
Amy Hall Garner was in Chicago choreographing the musical Dream Girls when she got a phone call from New York City Ballet associate artistic director Wendy Whelan. It was the summer of 2022, and the call came as a surprise. Whelan, Garner explains, had seen her work...
by Kirsten Evans | Jun 30, 2023 | Career, Company Life, Pointe+
As the number of female artistic directors leading ballet companies continues to rise, I’m curious: What skills does an aspiring leader need to realize her dream? Historically, most artistic directors of ballet companies have been men, despite the fact that...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Apr 19, 2020 | News, The Latest, Training
The opening night of a New York City Ballet season is always exciting: Audience members mill about Lincoln Center’s plaza, buzzing with energy, anticipating seeing their favorite ballets and dancers back onstage. The company’s spring season, scheduled to...
by Katie Slattery | Nov 20, 2019 | Career, Health & Body
In fall 2012, New York City Ballet associate artistic director Wendy Whelan, then a company principal, was taking morning class when her foot slid out from under her, causing her to pull the very top of what felt like her right hamstring muscle. “It shocked me...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Oct 14, 2019 | News, Onstage
Wonder what’s going on in ballet this week? We’ve rounded up some highlights. Cathy Marston’s “Jane Eyre” Makes Its Joffrey Debut British choreographer Cathy Marston’s Jane Eyre made its U.S. debut at American Ballet Theatre...
by Hannah Chang Foster | Oct 6, 2019 | News
After a year and a half of tumult at New York City Ballet, the company is finally settling into a groove under new artistic director Jonathan Stafford and associate artistic director Wendy Whelan, who lead their first full season starting this fall. Abi Stafford and...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Jul 28, 2019 | News, Onstage
Wonder what’s going on in ballet this week? We’ve rounded up some highlights. Wendy Whelan Returns to the Stage This week, New York City Ballet associate artistic director Wendy Whelan joins celebrated cellist Maya Beiser onstage at Jacob’s Pillow in...